CVE-2013-0239: UsernameTokenPolicyValidator and UsernameTokenInterceptor allow empty passwords to authenticate

March 12, 2013 (updated August 28, 2017)

When the plaintext UsernameToken WS-SecurityPolicy is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a security header of a SOAP request containing a UsernameToken element that lacks a password child element.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-0239

Code Behaviors & Features

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